Sant Gyaneshwar murder accused surrenders in court

Sultanpur, Oct 6 (UNI) A local block pramukh, who is also the prime accused in the Sant Gyaneshwar murder case, today surrendered before a court here.

Dhanpatganj block pramukh Yashbhadra Singh alias Monu Singh is the brother of ruling Samajwadi Party MLA Chandrabhadra Singh.

Monu submitted his surrender application to judicial magistrate K P Pal, before appearing in the court this afternoon.

Rejecting his application, the court sent him to jail.

Monu is also accused of forcibly securing the release of his aides, who had been arrested in the murder case, from Kudebhar police station and manhandling policemen on August 23 last.

Later, police superintendent Ajay Kumar Mishra had raided Monu's native village Mayang and arrested the freed accused. However, Monu managed to escape.

A case was registered against the SP leader and Monu under several sections of grave offences including instigating a mob to attack policemen on duty and forcibly freeing their aides.

Monu's surrender has come at a point, when police had started property attachment proceedings against the accused.

Sant Gyaneshwar was shot dead alongwith his several aides in Allahabad, when their carcade was intercepted by armed assailants.

One of his female disciples had also committed suicide by immolation in grief.

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